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		kitd on Aug 3, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ‘This’ in JavaScript Agreed. Much prefer 'var self = this' style. Keep the model transparent for future maintenance. One time I don't is in Jasmine, where they explicitly state that 'this' is shared across all 'beforeEach', 'it' and 'afterEach' calls. Which backs up your first point.

scruple on Aug 3, 2017 | [–]

This is where I've landed with the JavaScript that I write. It keeps things relatively sane, at least better than the other approaches I've tried.

nkozyra on Aug 3, 2017 | [–]

I thought self had gone out of favor due to its relatively new global purpose.

kitd on Aug 3, 2017 | [–]

ok, call it something else. I meant to say, save away the current ref to 'this'.

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